There’s no way I’m going to be able wrap this up any better than the host of the show, Sheldon Goldberg, so here you go.
“The Mouthpiece Wrestling Show” with Sheldon Goldberg returns this Friday afternoon at 6 PM EST on WWZN, Boston’s Sport’s Station, 1510 The Zone.
This week, Sheldon is joined by “Mad Dog” Matt Storm as we welcome WWE Hall of Famer and the voice of Friday Night Smackdown, Jim Ross to the show. We will be talking about the debut of Smackdown on My Network later that night, the illustrious career of wrestling’s best announcer and, of course, some barbecue talk as well.
As always, Mike Johnson of PWInsider.com, will be joining us with all the latest news. Make sure you join us this Friday at 6 PM EST on 1510 The Zone and www.1510thezone.com.
My commentary:
This is one of the best wrestling talk shows and they get great callers. For some reason, even after months of consistently good shows, they are not getting the internet buzz that I would have expected. Come on folks, give it a listen. If you like what you hear, write about it and share the love. If you happen to miss it or you’re not withing range of the AM signal, you can subscribe to the podcast and never miss an episode.
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On Sunday, September 28, Massachusetts resident Brutus Beefcake did a phone interview with Evan Ginzburg and Dr. Mike Lano. Brutus talked about the legends that trained him, among them Hulk Hogan. He said that he has wrestled in four decades, he has no plans of retiring, and hopes to continue wrestling into the next decade. He thinks that wrestling is experiencing a down time as opposed to the mid-’80s when Hollywood and pro football players all wanted to be involved. He thinks it has to do with the current, adult-oriented WWE product where women are taking off their clothes on TV. Speaking of TV, he’s excited about the up-coming County Music Television show, Hulk Hugan’s Celebrity Championship Wrestling, where he is one of the trainers. He thinks that show might get people excited about wrestling again. He knows that CMT is fully supportive of wrestling, by the amount of money they put into Celebrity Championship Wrestling. Brutus urged the listeners to check out Hulk Hogan’s official web site where there are some videos of the show. The show premiers Saturday, October 18 at 8 PM. He couldn’t say too much about it, but he lead us to believe that there’s a good chance something more might come out of this CMT/wrestling relationship. Brutus also spoke about his long-standing friendship with Hulk Hogan, Jimmy Hart, and Brian Knobbs.
Here is Brutus Beefcake’s Myspace page. And finally, here is a link to the full interview. Evan Ginzburg’s Legends Radio is a fantastic show where the hosts not only interview older wrestlers, but they are very supportive of the independent scene and groups like Ring of Honor, and they interview young, current wrestlers as well. Check it out.
In other news, the Events Calendar was updated with two Showcase Pro Wrestling shows in December.
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New England has produced some of the most recognized names in pro wrestling. None of them just showed up on Raw or Smackdown. They all started with training and then they gained experience working in front of smaller crowds at independent shows. Casual pro wrestling fans might not be aware that the frequent WWE shows at the TD Banknorth Garden are not the only pro wrestling events in town. Every New England state has its own independent pro wrestling organizations where you’re likely to see excellent workers who, for whatever reason, aren’t signed to a big money deal with WWE or TNA. In some cases, you might just have the privilege of discovering a future star on his or her way up, before that person is even a blip on Vince McMahon’s radar.
I created this web site to express and share my interest in pro wrestling. But more importantly, I want to facilitate a forum where area fans can discuss individual wrestlers, companies, live events, TV shows, DVDs, podcasts, etc., without worrying about a negative or immature environment to rain on the party. I’d like to invite the people that make it possible for there to be a New England pro wrestling industry–wrestlers, ring crew, promoters, referees, ring announcers, and anyone I missed, from any part of the country or the world–if you’re based in New England or you’ve worked in the area, or you would like to, you’re invited!
-Joshua B
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